It might have a legit looking phone number, but that Windows Defender alert might be fake. Here's what to look out for.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Scammers are posing as tech support representatives from major companies like Microsoft, Google, or Apple, attempting to deceive users into giving up sensitive information. Despite ...

A phishing scam posing as a Microsoft security alert is targeting users with emails that claim an alert has been triggered on their account. The link appears safe at first glance, often pointing to a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...

Microsoft is expanding its protection tools in its Edge browser with the wider release of its Scareware blocker and the introduction of a new scareware sensor aimed at stopping tech support scams ...

Have you seen any pop-up ads lately? At Black Hat 2025, security researchers exposed how a shadowy group uses fake alerts and other scams to exploit online ad systems and target unsuspecting users. I ...

(WJAR) — The FBI is warning of a scam that's drained more than $1 billion dollars from victims since 2024. It’s called the " Phantom Hacker" scam, and there are several layers to it. Initially, a ...

New TikTok malware campaign tricks users into running PowerShell commands that download Aura Stealer, which steals ...

It's reasonable to assume that if you reach out to tech support from a legitimate help website, you'll be speaking with a real customer service representative. However, scammers are hijacking pages ...